What makes a good viral post these days?
- Shock people
- Sensationalism
- Cuteness
- Laugh at misfortune
- Gossip
- Say something polarizing
- Say something that allows people to excuse themselves or blame someone/something else for problems
- Say something agreeable that people can latch on to and say "THIS!"
It's hard to truly develop ones self or find peace, when drowning in a sea of mind-pollution.
Avoid platforms that support it, use a 3rd-party client, and curate.
Shane Lowry docked 2 shots when his golf ball moves a fraction of an inch at British Open
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CBC goes in hard with the OSINT, identifying key white supremacists in Ontario, Canada + where they…
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"Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubsCBC goes in hard with the OSINT, identifying key white..."
Tracking Canada’s fascist fight clubs CBC’s visual investigations team reveals where some of Canada’s white nationalist 'active clubs' gather to prepare for violence.antifainternational (Antifa International)
'Women deserve to be at the table': The WNBA's signature shoe boom
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Euro 2025: Spain ruthlessly ends Switzerland’s spirited run in quarterfinals
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Section 174 is reversed! Mostly, that is.
Link: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.c…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Finally, relief: tax regulation hurting the US tech industry is striked off for good - for the most part, that is.Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer)
The Unused Way.
The light on the moss and fallen leaves, the silence, a gently wafting breeze. Sometimes it pays to take those few extra steps to see where that path off to the side leads.
#photography #lutruwita #forest #nature #Mosstodon
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Fuck this Nazi bitch! Keep pressing!
‘Don’t you dare say that again!’ Kristi Noem snaps at reporter over ICE question
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem snapped at a reporter Friday during a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee for asking a question over alleged racial profiling during immigration raids.Alexander Willis (Raw Story)
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They expect us to swallow this sudden “transparency” like it’s honesty—when it’s just the latest PR diaper strapped to a man who’s been leaking lies since the ‘70s.
And why now?
Because they thought they could “pivot.”
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When even MAGA’s most loyal conspiracy peddlers turn on Trump over the Epstein files, it’s not justice they crave; it’s revenge for being played like fools.Michael Cohen (Meidas+)
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Chickenshit AI? lmao
'Google Gemini decided to call off a chess match against the ancient 1.19 MHz Atari 2600 console after a friendly pre-game reminder about what happened to ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot.'
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After a pre-game chat, Gemini swung from being confident to admitting it would ‘struggle immensely’ against the ancient console.Mark Tyson (Tom's Hardware)
'Gemini must have then thought a bit deeper about what exactly would be involved in the chess challenge, and admitted to Caruso that it had been hallucinating regarding the magnitude of its abilities. It added that it now felt that it would “struggle immensely” in a match against the Atari 2600.'
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Laura Eisenhower, Great Granddaughter of President Eisenhower) Substack about her father.
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My father is 84 years old. He had leukemia and then came double-lung pneumonia. He was so close to death, the doctors discharged him to hospice with only a week or two to live. But I wasn’t ready to let go. And more importantly ~ neither was he. I was with him every day. I brought herbs. Green
#Israel #ceasefire #negotiatins
@palestine
"Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, warned Friday that Hamas will not return to the formula of partial prisoner exchanges or the “10 prisoners” proposal if Israel fails again in the current round of negotiations"
“They are not interested in their prisoners. They have already prepared their public to accept their death,” Abu Ubaida said
“To the world: silence is complicity.”
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Gaza (Quds News Network)- Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Al-Qassam Brigades, warned Friday that Hamas will not return to the formula of partial prisoner exchanges or the "10 prisoners" proposal if IEditing Team (Quds News Network)
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Renowned for the world’s tallest trees, Redwood’s landscapes span from open prairies and oak woodlands to pristine rivers and untamed coastline. This ancient home has supported people for thousands of years.www.nps.gov
We went on Camas Infoshop's podcast to talk about InterRebellium, the 2020 ShutDownCanada movement, and the role of anarchist media in pushing for liberation.
Listen here:
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subMedia is an anarchist digital media collective. First established in 1994, subMedia has produced hundreds of videos on everything from urban insurrectiona...YouTube
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"Save Gaza, free Palestine" (EN: English)
Source: instagram:@flyers_for_falastin
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This project on its surface is as simple as it sounds: it's an archive, of stickers, from the anarchists' scenes around the world. That's it.anarchiststickersarchive.org
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"As Naomi Klein writes in _Doppelganger_, the right lives in a 'mirror world' where child abuse is confined to largely imaginary children in nonexistent pizza parlor basements, while actual kids in Florida concentration camps, or border detention cages, or meat-packing plant night shifts, or living in hunger and without a home, are ignored." — @pluralistic
"Trump's lifelong strategy has been to race across a succession of rivers on the backs of alligators without losing a leg. He is the undisputed all-time historical champion of this bizarre sport, but no one can win that race forever, and your first loss is a career-ender." — @pluralistic
"This is as Rick Perlstein prophesied a year ago: these groups [Trump supporters] hate each other and the only way for some of them to get what they want is for others to be totally betrayed." — @pluralistic
Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters
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Marta hopes to lead Brazil to a Copa América Femenina title after coming out of retirement
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Black: It represents mourning and sadness over the injustice and persecution suffered by the Palestinian people. It symbolizes the darkness that surrounds the homeland and the silence that prevails over children's laughter;
White: Symbolizes peace and love, echoing the messages of the prophets. It reflects the desire for hearts free of hatred, as opposed to enemies who carry only malice;
Green: It represents goodness, growth, blessings, and hope for the future. It symbolizes Palestine's potential for prosperity and flourishing, with the expectation that the barren land will once again become fertile and joyful;
Red: signifies martyrdom, sacrifice and devotion. It is associated with the honor of giving one's life in defense of religion, family and country.
Text source: flagsdb.com/asia/ps | Image created by me)
All facts about the flag of Palestine in one place. The history of the flag, its colours and symbols. Download the current flag in svg or png.Oleh Hulinsky (FlagsDB)
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Theme song for when a British gentleman, accompanied by a Polish lady knight, several adventurous treasure hunters, and a few local Chinamen must slay the ravenous and evil dragon spirit of Gluttony, the final boss to his expedition to China. (Chinamen must learn to be gluttonous not for food but for opium and the other wonderous medical concoctions that His Majesty is delighted to sell to his new yellow friends at totally reasonable market prices. And they must learn this lesson by force, if need be. Indeed, the lesser yellow man often can understand no language BUT force! (Turns out knights are just as good at slaying eastern dragons as they are western. Even the girl knights seem to do almost half as decent as the men.))
Arknights Side Story - Such is the Joy of Our Reunion Original SoundtrackMonster Siren Records: https://monster-siren.hypergryph.com℗ Shanghai Hypergryph Net...YouTube
Day 651. Bells echo in Gaza City Life continues in the biggest prison on earth.tiktokgenocide.com
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Wow...Epstein has him on the defensive. A canny move against future trials? Perhaps--hope they all get along with better lives. Maybe he'll do something bizarre just to "own the libs" by pushing Medicare-for-All next. (Haha.) Of course queries: is this ALL of them? And where are they sent/can we believe this?
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In a massive prisoner swap deal, the Trump administration got over 200 Venezuelan migrants he deported to an infamous Salvadoran megaprison released in exchange for the Venezuelan government releasing 10 American citizens and permanent residents who …Matthew Chapman (Raw Story)
No wonder the more people understand how AI works, the less they like it. Unsurprisingly felon musskkk is actively opposed to empathy.
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The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed our interactions, but threatens human dignity on a worldwide scale, according to a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).Charles Darwin University (Phys.org)
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Texas picked to win SEC championship with Arch Manning at QB
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After five days of silence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reappeared to address the Syrian file.Mohammed Noureddine
So people in our local community think its funny to now stalk peoples homes without a detective badge and actually certified or they choose to become an out of uniform kkkop to stalk people, how can society be accepting of this type of behaviour?!
#lutruwita #tasmania #tasgov #taspol #politas #australia #somerset #burnie #penguin #ulverstone #devonport #latrobe #launceston #hobart #snitches #gangstalking #fascism #extremism #farright #rightwing #bigots #hypocrites #nazis #neonazis #gestapo
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How I keep up with AI progress
Link: blog.nilenso.com/blog/2025/06/…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US
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Former President of the United States Barack Obama sits down with Michelle and Craig to answer a listener’s question about raising emotionally intelligent yo...YouTube
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""Crowds stood outside the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice chanting “say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here.”The Friday morning rally organized by Juntos follows a string of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainments outside courthouses, including one at the Philadelphia justice center earlier this week, raising concerns among the community." inquirer
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Friday released an earth-shattering report detailing how federal agencies under the Obama administration...Jeff Charles (Townhall)
Protestival! Love the idea
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It’s fun! This one was everything that traditionally happens at a summer weekend gathering by the sea, but with real, community-level politics. If you walk along to the west end of Hastings seafron…Kay Green
Question 15: Guess who’s been our favorite IMO Podcast guest so far? 👉🏾 Barack ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmzXnbAMmOM&t=960s.www.facebook.com
„Die Wirklichkeit sieht inzwischen so aus, dass den Bürgern #Freiheiten entzogen und #Grundrechte nicht mehr wirksam ausgeübt werden. (…)
#Grundrechte werden unter den Vorbehalt eines ideologischen #Klimaschutzes gestellt, und der #Staat maßt sich an, diese #Grundrechte 'zuzuteilen'.
Die Wirklichkeit sieht also so aus, dass die Regierenden sich über #Recht und #Gesetz hinwegsetzen, sei es bei der #Finanzpolitik, der #Klimapolitik, bei 'Rettungsschirmen' oder bei der Instrumentalisierung des Verfassungsschutzes zur politischen #Feindbekämpfung.
Sie lassen zu, dass es gesellschaftliche Gruppen gibt, die aus ideologischen Gründen das Recht brechen und andere Bürger politisch verfolgen.
Die Wirklichkeit sieht auch so aus, dass die #Demokratie in hohem Maße gefährdet ist, wenn einzelne Parteien für sich in Anspruch nehmen, dass nur sie demokratisch sind und dass diejenigen, die diese Positionen ablehnen, als #Rechtspopulisten und #Faschisten diffamiert und bekämpft werden.“
Hans-Georg #Maaßen im Mai 2024 bei @AlexWallasch
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""Fifteen protesters were arrested on the Roebling Bridge during a demonstration supporting Imam Ayman Soliman, facing felony rioting and misdemeanor charges.The protesters were demonstrating against the detention of Soliman, a former Cincinnati Children's chaplain, by ICE....A lawyer representing some protesters claims at least three were hospitalized."#Ohio cincinnati.com/story/news/2"
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Today, America First Legal (AFL) releasedexplosive new documents conclusively proving what AFL has known since day one: the infamous October 4 memo from Attorney General Garland labeling concerned parents as “domestic terrorists” was a political operation of weaponized government, not the normal, lawful execution of federal laws by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Today, America First Legal (AFL) released explosive new documents conclusively proving what AFL has known since day one: the infamous October 4 memo from Attorney General Garland labeling concerned parents as “domestic terrorists” was a […]America First Legal
Um die russischen Einkünfte aus dem Export von Rohöl in Drittstaaten zu reduzieren, war ursprünglich geplant, den Preisdeckel für russisches Öl dauerhaft aufDeutschland
Third patient dies from acute liver failure caused by a Sarepta gene therapy
Link: biocentury.com/article/656520/…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
A third patient, a 51 year-old in a Phase I study of SRP-9004 for Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy Type 2E, has died from a Sarepta gene therapy.Like two dea...Steve Usdin (Biocentury)
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""Trump and Co. are still light years behind brilliant statesmen like the genocidal Henry Kissinger, but they have an understanding of government equivalent to a frat bro red district congressman working alongside an experienced but mediocre Beltway-insider…" petergelderloos.substack.com/p…"
who is in power, what do they want, what are they actually accomplishingPeter Gelderloos (Surviving Leviathan with Peter Gelderloos)
Judge ruled in Trump’s favor in frivolous Pulitzer suit before Trump appointing him to federal judiciaryFreedom of the Press
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in reply to Vijay Prema • • •While I left most of the major social media platforms and distracting apps, with the parts of the Internet I still look at, it can feel like a fine line between browsing to learn something useful or important vs just being distracted and stirring up my mind
Where to draw the line?
I think intention comes into it - both my intention when browsing AND the intention of people making content. Being sensitive and mindful of both, and using that to guide me
#intention #Enshittification #distraction
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in reply to Vijay Prema • • •Bhante Subharo ☸️
in reply to Vijay Prema • • •Bhante Subharo ☸️
in reply to Vijay Prema • • •"What makes a good viral post these days?" - you might as well have asked the following question, which is virtually equivalent:
"What hits emotionally first, and rationally second (or scarcely at all, if it's something positive and uplifting), and will summon boosts?"